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History Ancient India - MCQs – Set 1

1. At which of the following Indus Valley Sites, the remains of camel bones have been found? (a) Surkotada (b) Kalibangan (c) Lothal (d) Kot Diji 2. Which one of the following was not cultivated in the Indus Valley civilization? a) Wheat b) Barley. c) Sugarcane d) Sesamum 3. Which of the following birds was worshiped by the people of Harappan civilization? (a) Pigeon (b) Eagle (c) Crow (d) Peacock 4. What does the name Kalibangan mean? (a) Black Bangles (b) Clay Bangles (c) Glass Bangles (d) Yellow Bangles  5. Which of the following events in Buddha's life did not take place on a full moon day (Purnima)? (a) Birth (b) Death (Mahaparinirvana) (c) Enlightenment (d) Renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana)  6. To whom is the sacred text of Jainism, Kalpasutra, ascribed to ? (a) Bhadrabahu (b) Sthulabhadra (c) Hemachandra (d) Nayachandra 7. Who among the following rulers was not a patron of Jainism? (a) Kharavela  (b) Amoghavarsha (c) Gaud Shashank (d) Chandragupta Maurya 8. To whom is Saripu

History MCQs – Set 1 - Modern India

1.Who among the following was elected permanent president of Muslim League in 1908? (a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b) Nawab Moshin-ul-Mulk (c) Nawab Salimullah (d) Aga Khan 2.Who among the following had accompanied Gandhi to the Second Round Table Conference in 1931? (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Sarojini Naidu (c) Madan Mohan Malviya (d) Sarojini Naidu and Madan Mohan Malviya 3.Who among the following was responsible for killing Curzon Wyllie in London? (a) V. D. Savarkar (b) Bhagat Singh (c) Shyamaji Krishnavarma (d) Madan Lal Dhingra   4.Who among the following as not associated with Swaraj Party?  (a) Motilal Nehru (b) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari  (c) Chittaranjan Das (d) N C Kelkar 5.Who among the following had founded the Asiatic Society? (a) David Hare  (b) William Jones (c) William Carey (d) Ram Mohan Roy  6.Who was the founder of Naujawan Bharat Sabha? (a) Bhagat Singh  (b) Jayaprakash Narayan  (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Rukmani Lakshmipth. 7.Which among of the following was popularly

Indian History Questions: Mughal Empire 1

1. Babur–namah or Tuzuk –i-Baburi is the Wakai or Memoirs (autobiography) of the first Mughal emperor Babur. In which language was it written? (a) Arabic (b) Persian (c) Turkish or Turki (d) Pushto 2. Who among the following foreigners was not impressed with the state of public security in Mughal Empire during the reign of Shah Jahan? (a) Nicholas Withington (b) Peter Mundy (c) William Hawkins (d) William Finch 3. Who among the following foreign traveler was eyewitness to the Dara Sikhoh’s public humiliation in Delhi by his brother Aurangzeb after war of succession? (a) Travernier (b) Munucci (c) Francois Bernier (d) Dr. Gemelli-Carreri 4. Sir Thomas Roe was sent as accredited ambassador of the King of England, James I to the Mughal court of (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir (c) Shah Jahan (d) Aurangzeb 5. In the war of succession Dara Shikoh was finally defeated by Aurangzeb in the battle of (a) Deorai (b) Samugarh (c) Dharmat (d) Khajwah 6. Which of the following

Indian History Questions: Sangam Age

Q. 1 Which of the following Sangam rulers is known as ‘Red Chera’? (a) Senguttuvan (b) Karikala (c) Nedunjeral (d) Elara Answer (a) Q. 2 Which of the following kings of the Sangam Age is credited with the foundation of Puhar or Kaveripattinam? (a) Karikala (b) Elara (c) Vijayalaya (d) Ilandiraiyan Answer (c) Q. 3 Karikala, the famous king of this period, belonged to which of the following dynasties did? (a) Chola (b) Chera (c) Pandya (d) Pallava Answer (a) Q. 4 Which of the following was not one of the royal dynasties of the Tamil country during the Sangam Age? (a) Pandya (b) Chera (c) Pallava (d) Chola Answer (c) Q. 5 The spies during the Sangam period were known as? (a) Dutas (b) Spasas (c) Orrars (d) Sanjayans Answer (c)

Indian History Questions: Sangam Age

Q. 1 Which of the following Sangam rulers is known as ‘Red Chera’? (a) Senguttuvan (b) Karikala (c) Nedunjeral (d) Elara Answer (a) Q. 2 Which of the following kings of the Sangam Age is credited with the foundation of Puhar or Kaveripattinam? (a) Karikala (b) Elara (c) Vijayalaya (d) Ilandiraiyan Answer (c)

History Questions: Bengal Nawabs and the English

Q.1 The Battle of Plassey was fought in (a) 1782 (b) 1757 (c) 1748 (d) 1764 Answer (b) 1757 Q. 2 Plassey is situated in which state of India? (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Odisha (d) Andhra Pradesh Answer (b) West Bengal Q. 3 Battle of Plassey was fought between (a) Siraj-ud-Doula and British East India Company (b) Mirzafar and British East India Company (c) Mir Kasim and British East India Company (d) Shuja-ud-daulah and British East India Company Answer (a) Siraj-ud-Doula and British East India Company Q. 4 Battle of Buxar was fought in (a) 1764 (b) 1757 (c) 1748 (d) 1764 Answer (a) 1764 Q. 5 Buxar is situated in which state of India? (a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Odisha (d) Andhra Pradesh Answer (a) Bihar

History Questions: Slave Dynasty

1.   Which of the following Slave Sultans of Delhi Sultanate did not belong to Ilabari Tribe of Turks? (a)     Qutbuddin Aibak (b)     Iltutmish (c)   Ghiyasuddin Balban (d)     Nasiruddin Mahmud Answer:   Qutbuddin Aibak 2. Which Slave ruler called himself Naib-i-Khudai or Deputy of the God? (a)     Iltutmish (b)     Qutbuddin Aibak (c)   Ghiyasuddin Balban (d)     Kaiqubad Answer: Ghiyasuddin Balban 3. Amir-i-Chahalgan or The Group of Forty was eliminated by? (a)     ltutmish (b)     Ghiyasuddin Balban (c)   Razia (d)      Qutbuddin Aibak Answer: Ghiyasuddin Balban 4. Who among the following Slave Sultan was the first to issue regular currency? (a)     Iltutmish (b)     Ghiyasuddin Balban (c)   Aram Shah (d)     Razia Answer: Iltutmish 5. Who was the first sovereign ruler of Delhi Sultanate? (a)      Qutbuddin Aibak (b)     Iltutmish (c)   Razia (d)     Kaiqubad Answer: Iltutmish

History Questions: India's Freedom Struggle

        1.      Who defended Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipur Bomb Conspiracy case?                (a)    Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee                (b)    Chittaranjan Das                (c)    Motilal Nehru                (d)    Tej Bahadur Sapru    Answer: Chittaranjan Das                2.      Dadabhai Naoroji entered the British House of Commons as a member of the …….. Party?                (a)    Liberal                (b)    Conservative                (c)    Labour (              (d)    Labour-Liberal combine    Answer: Liberal                3.      Who gave the title of Rani to the Naga woman leader Gaidinliu?                (a)    Jawaharlal Nehru                (b)    Subhash Chandra Bose                (c)    Mahatma Gandhi                (d)    Vallabh Bhai Patel    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru                4.      Who was the founder President of Harijan Sevak Sangh, founded by Mahatma Gandhi